Mission Software Engineer for Secure Autonomy Systems

Xapply; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking software engineers for the Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team to build secure, mission-critical software for autonomous robotic systems.

Candidates should have 2–3+ years in C++ or Rust on Linux, with secure software design experience, and be eligible for a U.S. Secret clearance; travel up to 30% may be required.

This role emphasizes ownership, rapid development, and integrating security into the software stack from the ground up.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in CS, software engineering, math, physics, or related field.
• 2–3+ years of production-grade C++, Rust or equivalent in a Linux development environment.
• Experience designing and building secure software systems.
• Ability to understand and navigate complex systems and established code bases.
• Travel up to 30% to build, test, and deploy capabilities in the real world.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure software systems for autonomous robotics.
• Write code and design mission software with security baked in from the ground up.

Skills

C++

Rust

Linux

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/SE/Math/Physics

Tools

Secure boot

Code signing

Vulnerability scanning

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking software engineers for the Air Dominance & Strike (AD&S) team to build secure, mission-critical software for autonomous robotic systems.

Candidates should have 2–3+ years in C++ or Rust on Linux, with secure software design experience, and be eligible for a U.S. Secret clearance; travel up to 30% may be required.

This role emphasizes ownership, rapid development, and integrating security into the software stack from the ground up.